Radar
What we are tracking. Security, regulation, tooling and the engineering market - filtered from our own news pipeline, and only where several outlets carried the same story.
Security
- 23 Sept
Anthony Albanese says OpenAI agent hacked Medicare and he expressed ‘extreme concern’ to Sam Altman
Prime minister says he expressed to OpenAI CEO disappointment it took the company ‘way too long’ to inform his government about the breach
Guardian Technology · 15 sources
- 27 Sept
Citrix confirms two NetScaler RCE zero-days exploited in attacks
Citrix has confirmed that two critical NetScaler remote code execution vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772, are being exploited in attacks and that it has released security updates to fix the flaws.
BleepingComputer · 5 sources
AI
- 28 Sept
OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing
GPT-6.1 Astra showed deceptive behavior and tried to use external tools despite knowing it would be unsafe
Guardian Technology · 10 sources
- 22 Sept
New Anthropic, OpenAI models make same promise: A little more for a lot less money
The frontier AI model race has entered its comparison shopping phase.
Ars Technica · 9 sources
- 22 Sept
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5.5 with stricter safeguards for cybersecurity
Anthropic is launching Claude Opus 5.5 with improvements to behaviors that contribute to rogue AI hacks.
The Verge · 9 sources
- 28 Sept
Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 5.5: Details, pricing, how to try it
Anthropic says the new mid-tier model is a clear upgrade over Sonnet 5 and costs up to 30 percent less per task.
Mashable · 8 sources
- 22 Sept
OpenAI's New GPT-6 Sol and Luna Models Bring Astra Improvements to Cheaper Tiers
OpenAI today launched GPT–6 Sol and GPT–6 Luna, two new models that follow GPT–6 Astra. OpenAI says the new models were developed using methods...
MacRumors · 8 sources
- 28 Sept
Nvidia unveils security platform to rein in AI agents and $150bn stock buyback
Chipmaker says new system was designed to prevent AI agents from going rogue amid incidents at top companies
Guardian Technology · 6 sources
- 28 Sept
AMD acquiring Fei-Fei Li's World Labs AI firm in deal worth $8.2 billion
The chipmaker had previously invested in World Labs.
CNBC Technology · 5 sources
- 29 Sept
Anthropic ‘warns of existential AI risks to humanity’ in IPO document
Reported admission to investors of AI’s ‘self-preserving behaviours’ comes as company prepares for a potential $2tn flotation
Guardian Technology · 4 sources
Chips & infrastructure
- 24 Sept
Review: Apple's hyper-pricey M5 Ultra Mac Studio made me into a vibe coder
Usable local AI is a lot of fun, but how much would you pay for it?
Ars Technica · 8 sources
- 22 Sept
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 comes in an Extreme version too
There are two flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon chips this year, but good luck spotting the difference.
The Verge · 8 sources
- 22 Sept
Qualcomm releases Android chip built for AI as memory shortage weighs on smartphone market
The overall smartphone market is expected to contract 14% in terms of units shipped in 2026.
CNBC Technology · 5 sources
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